Italy Expulsion of Tunisian violates European Human Rights Convention

2 Aug 2009 |

Human Rights Watch reports that Italy’s expulsion of a Tunisian terrorism suspect to a country where he is at real risk of torture is the latest example of how it flouts the absolute ban on such returns. The case in question involves a Tunisian man Toumi was expelled by Italy after he served a six-year sentence in an Italian prison on a conviction of membership in a terrorist cell linked to al-Qaeda. The Italian authorities stated the reason for his expulsion was that he remained a threat to national security. The European Court of Human Rights had issued separate rulings on May 18, May 19 and July 24 of this year to postpone Toumi’s planned expulsion.

Source : Human Rights Watch